Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-28

study for the operate stage. Miss WI
FARO deVeloDed while at scuool pure ana
dramatic mezzO-soprano voice and GER
tain capacity for acting that led her
family to consent to her preparation Tor
musical career. Mrs. Cleveland has kept
up an animated correspondence with ner
muslo.l friend, and when the latter makes
her debut she will find in the Presidents
WIFE warm supporter.
MRS. CLEvELAND's LAST RECEPTION
At Mrs. CleYeland's last Saturday re-
ception OF the season were many Tlcn
New Workers. who came TO Washington
expressly for the purpose OF atte0dlng IL,
and their gorgeous toilets added to the
brilliancy of the scene. The beautiful
young widow Of Gen. Barrios, of Guate-
mala, was present. She lives in great
Style in New York, ana her youth, beauty
and great wealth render her an object OF
gfeaJ interest wherever she may be. AT
the reception she wore black Brussels
net over black faille; her jewels consist
ed OF three rows OF diamonds around her
neck. coronet OF diamonds on her head,
Q bouquet de corsage of these precious
stones, innumeraole diamond ornaments
and pins about the low corsage, very
large solitaires in her ears. aud magnifi-
cent bracelets.
Miss Van Vechten's gown was OF white
satin and tulle. with flower garniture.
This lady has a pencbant for unique
addition to her toilet In the shape OF a
scarf of satin or ribbon, fastened to the
right shoulder OF her low cOrsage, and
falling as a sash from the waist on the
left side. 1t is very becoming TO her, and
was noticed last winter when this same
Kind of scarf in yellow satin was so ar
ranged.
THE PRESIDENT LOCKED OUT.
While Mrs. CIevelRnd's last public re-
ion at the White House was IN pro-
wa an amusing incident occurred on
tDeXIerior. In obedience to orders the
gates to the grounds surrounding the
mansion were closed promptly at
O'Clock. Four or five thousand people
were on the outside when the order went
w. Effect, but their grumbling was with.
out avail. Had the gates been Kept open
until the continually augmented throng
had paid their respects and disappeared
Mrs. Cleveland would probably NOT have
retired until another day WAS about TO
dawn. There were many fashionable
women in the tnrong and large sprInk-
ling of men. soon after the gates had
closed the crowd got its revenge. A car
rage drove up to the rear gate and a
portly person stepped out and attempted
70 enter, the carriage in the meantime
being driven rapidly away. The gate was
locked and there was no one in Sight
within to open it. The portly man tried
two or three other gates with like success
and was about to push his way
through the throng at the front gate
aud demand entrance when an attache
OF the White House saw him and FASTENED
to let him in at one OF the side gates. The
portly man was President Cleveland, who
had Eeen riding and had returned just in
time to find himself locked out. The
crowd recognized him, and some OF its
members took keen delight in the Chief
Magistrates discontinue. One small boy
in the ranks facetiously suggested that
the President clint The fence. THIS raised
n laugh. Other equally facetious sugges
tions, some OF them volunteered in good
faith by their somewhat cranky authors,
were also sources of no little amusement
Even the President had TO smile at one OF
two OF them.